summer solstice

it was a beautiful, warm, summer solstice day. in the apartment the dog was panting and the cats were lying with their bellies in the air. would they have liked to be outside? probably. but we live in new york city  . . in manhattan . . in a fourth floor apartment . . they cannot go outside. well, except on a leash. well, maybe without a leash if i was a master animal trainer! but, alas, i am no such creature . . 

i walked half a block to the river to get a picture of the sun setting. it was hazy and the red orb was hidden . . 

circle line chugged by . . i imagined many people on board sipping their cocktails in their air conditioning and staring out at new jersey and manahatta . . i could hear loud music playing . . 

 i thought the red buildings pretty against the green trees and green lampposts . .

not too many people were out. it was very hot! i suppose most sat sipping cocktails in air conditioning . . or running on exercise machines in sports clubs, or in their cars on their way out of town . . like my two daughters and my husband . . on their way to connecticut for swimming lessons and sturbridge village internships!

ahhh! but, like me, some people couldn't resist the lure of the water and the mesmerizing flow of traffic on west street!

i spent the evening with my first born . . making her sicilian stuffed artichoke hearts and a grass fed steak from whole foods . . 

with a juicy watermelon for dessert. happy solstice. happy summer.